“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers.”
「透過我們問題的勇氣以及答案的深度,我們為世界帶來改變。」– 卡爾·薩根 (宇宙學家)
- 卡爾·薩根 (1934-1996) 是美國太空人、天文學家,也是享譽全球的科普大師,他主要的貢獻在於對金星表面高溫的研究,但最為人知的還是他對外星生命的研究及探索。
“I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end.”
「我始終堅信,每個人對消除苦難都能有一點貢獻。」– 艾伯特‧史懷哲 (人道主義者)
“The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.”
「世界在你跟前,而你不一定要接受或維持它原先的樣子。」– 詹姆斯·鮑德溫 (小說家)
“We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.”
「當我們行為端正,我們無意中轉化他人。」– 蘇菲‧隋馨 (聚會沙龍主人)
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
「改變是生命的定律,而那些只看過去和現在的人一定會錯過未來。」– 約翰‧甘迺迪 (美國第 35 任總統)